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Transatlantic Policy Memo 9: Just Transition

Transatlantic Policy Memorandum How to Creat "Just Transitions" Across the Atlantic Rebecca Slavik, Guillaume Lienart, Alexandre Neuville, Ava Rachel Stieb, Anna-Loreen Mondorf American University and KU Leuven “We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.” -Barack Obama, Former US President Introduction Written by Rebecca Slavik Over the last decade the transatlantic order has been challenged with a host of varying geopolitical concerns but one issue in particular continues to rise to the fore at an alarming pace with little sign of slowing: climate change. It is a high-impact, high-probability phenomenon which has quickly become a chief anxiety among leaders on both sides of the transatlantic, particularly as its disastrous effects begin to worsen and directly impact everyd

Transatlantic Policy Memo 2 - Security

To: MAES/AU Students From: Kaat Veeckmans, Chloë Coremans, Lotte De Schryver, Nickie Vandenbrouck, Tiago Carvalho, and Connor Murray Date: March 13, 2022 Subject: NATO Burden-Sharing Policy Memorandum 1. NATO Background (By Kaat Veeckmans) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded as a transatlantic political and military alliance of 30 allies on both sides of the Atlantic to ensure peace after the European continent was ravaged by two major conflicts in 30 years and amid the threat of Soviet expansion. The purpose of the alliance is to “guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.” From a political perspective, NATO achieves this goal by promoting democratic values and enabling members to consult and cooperate on defense and security-related issues. From a military perspective, NATO mainly focuses on the peaceful resolution of disputes and military crisis-management operations as well as providing collective defense for it

Class Recap: Mar 21 2022

Today's theme was Transatlantic Relations and Trade. To kick things off, the class continued last week's discussion of outcomes and potential impacts should one of three scenarios play out in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict; a rapid Russian victory, a long protracted conflict, or a rapid Russian defeat. After about half an hour of insightful and even optimistic discussion, it was time for two more Transatlantic Policy Memorandum presentations. One group wrote on the challenges of trade and oversight of "Big Tech companies in their memo, "Transatlantic Relations: "Facing the Big Tech Giants." As their presentation was pre-recorded and viewed by the class prior to the start of the class, only one group gave a live presentation to the hybrid classroom. In their memo entitled, "Brexit in Northern Ireland and its Impact on Transatlantic Trade," the group discussed the peace and stability of Northern Ireland, created by the 1998 Good Friday Agreemen

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